Burial vault



" Jan. 13, 1931.

A F. TEMPLE 1,789,119

BURIAL VAULT Filed May 17, 1930 INVENTOR. Fiora L. 7ZMPE.

Patented Jan. 13, 1931 rLoYn L. TEMPLE, or TERRE HAUTE, 'INDIANA BURIAL vAULT -A-ppiicat-im med may 17, 1930. serial No. 453,150.

This. invention relates to a burial: vault. 'lhechief objectof: the invention is to.; provide a burial vault of two parts-,telescopieally associated: together,- with-L improved sealingk construction therebetween.

' The chieffeature of the invention consists in the sealing construction so arrangedthat one portion thereof constitutes anv insulation member and certain'portions thereof are arranged to form an: air insulating chamber.

Anotherl feature of the invention consists in the formation of several of the parts such that thevault may be. readily employed for so-called surfaceA burial purposes. Y f The full nature; of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawingsfandf the description and claims as follower- In-.the dr'awings'Fig., l is aperspectiverview of the burial vault Fig.. 2 is a'transverse-sectional-view taken A through the vault. Y v

rlhis inventionjin common withprior in;- venti'ons, includes twol moulded members, .one constituting` they bottom and the other constituting the cover',the samebeing. telescopically associated with a plurality of peripheral seals therebetween and the aforesaid is specifically disclaimed.

lIn the drawings 101 indicates the bottom member of the burial vault which-includes suitable reiniforcement's 11 and 12, the same being composed of an expanded metal or wiremesh and rods 'or the like. Extending upwardly from the bottom is a side wall 13, likewise reinforced atjl'f, and herein the inner side of the' side wall slopes inwardly vand downwardly as at 15. They outer side. of the side walllslopes outwardly and downwardly as at 1.6; The top edge 17 maybe rounded. Extending outwardly from' the bottom ris a flan-ge 18 which has an inwardly and-slightly downwardly directed upper face 19:.. The sidewall at its junction with said flange, isfre'- cessed as at20. The reinforcement 1.1 projects' from thebottoni and into' the flange;

rillhe cover member'inolud'es a top portion 2li, likewise providedwith a multiple reinforcement 22 and 23. Depending from: the cover-is the side wall 24 similarly: reinforced as at 25. Theside wall 24 has av downwardly and slightly outwardly inclined surface 2G: and: amerging portion' 27 that is adapted tovalign with the side face 2810i1 the ange 18. The inner surface or side 'of the cover side 55 wall isinclined outwardly and downwardly as at 29 and adjacent the. lower end thereof the same isf indented or grooved as" at 30.

In the making' of' the cover a portion of the form issupplied withl a slab, of insulating material such as cork or thelike 31, which has -incorporated therein' suitable reinforcement 32; to which is connected vanchorage members 33, the same projecting therefrom'. The projecting portions 34 'are suitably-Lim- 65 bedded-'in the topv or cover'fportio'n, asillustrated, and in the formation of the vcover member. Y

The cover and bottom Ine'm'bersfmay be formed of artificial stonei and of any desired 79 color or character.

When 'the cover is telescoped' upon the bottom men-110er,v there is form'eol a peripheral enveloping outwardly and downwardly inclined air' insulating chamber 35. When 75 the cover is placed' upon the bottom member, the cover rides upon the 'curved top 17 of the bottomsid'e-walland' as shown at 36, the weight. of said cover causes the top4 to partially imbed in' the cork insulation 31, 80 forming a seal-between the chamber v35 and the interior of the burial vault. The cork insulation, as may be inferred from the description ofthe-production of the cover, 'extends across thefull width ofthe top. 8.

Plastic cement, or anyother suitable locking medium, is positioned at the junction of the flange and the bottom side wail-lv and when theV cover member ifs telfescopedthereon and seated uponV the top of the side walkthe cem'entincluded at the junction is forcedv into the recess 2O and the groove 30,v and seal-s theentire space therebetween, locking the two members together. The extent ofthe vair space 35 is suoli that-capillary attraction is not effective torpermit seepage-from. the exterior of the vault into the interior.r Likewise, Yit. Y will be apparent that substantial-ly a: double wall; construction. is obtained be- J0 tween the top and the bottom of the chamber.

rlhe invention claimed is l. A casket receiving vault including two telescopically associated cover and bottom forming members, said cover forming member having an inwardly and upwardly inclined inner side wall, said bottom member having a flange extending outwardly from a base portion and an outwardly and down.- wardly inclined outer side wall, a seal between the upper end of the bottom member side wall and the cover portion, and a second seal between the lower end of the cover side wall and the bottom flange, said seals and side wa'lls forming an included outwardly draining peripheral air chamber about the vault chamber. Y

2.A A casket receiving vault including two telescopically associated cover and bottom forming members, said cover forming member having an inwardly and upwardly inclined inner side wall, said bottom member having a flange extending outwardly from a base portion and an outwardly and downwardly inclined outer side wall, a seal between the upper end of the bottom member side wall and the cover portion, and arsecond seal between the lower end of the cover side wall and the bottom flange, said seals and side walls forming an included outwardly draining peripheral air chamber about the vault chamber, said upper seal extending s from one bottom side wall to the opposite bottom side wall.

3. A casket receiving vault including two telescopically associated cover and bottom forming members, said cover forming member having an inwardly and upwardly inclined inner side wall, said bottom member having a flange extending outwardly from a base portion and an outwardly and downwardly inclined outer side wall, a seal between the upper end of the bottom member side wall and the cover portion, and a second seal between the lower end of the cover side wall and the bottom flange, said seals and side walls forming an included outwardly draining peripheral air chamber about the vault chamber, said upper seal extending from one bottomside wall to the op-V posite bottom side wall andv continuing beyond the same to the cover depending side walls.

4. A casket receiving vault including two telescopically associated cover and bottom forming members, said cover forming member having an inwardly and upwardly inclined inner side wall, said bottom member having a flange extending outwardly from a base portion and an outwardly and downwardly inclined outer side wall, a seal between the upper end of the bottom member side wall and the cover portion, and a second seal between the lower end of the cover side wall and the bottom flange, said seals and side walls forming an included outwardly draining peripheral air chamber about the vault chamber, the junction of the ange and the botto-m side wall including a recessed portion and the lower inner end of the cover side wall including a groove, said recess and groove loclringly receiving the second mentioned seal for locking the members together. 5. A casket receiving vault including two telescopically associated cover and bottom forming'members, said cover forming member having an inwardly and upwardly inclinedy inner side wall, said bottom member having a flange extending outwardly from a base portion and an outwardly and downwardly inclined outer side wall, a seal between the upper end of the bottom member side wall and the cover portion, and a second seal between the lower endof the cover side wall and the bottom flange, said seals and side walls forming an included outwardly draining peripheral air chamber about the vault chamber, said upper seal extending from one bottom side wall to the op osite bottom side wall, the junction of the ange and the bottom side wall including a recessed portion and the lower inner end of the cover side wall including a groove, said recess and groove lockingly receiving the second mentioned seal for locking the members together.

6. A casket receiving vault including two telescopically associated cover and bottom forming members, said cover forming member having an inwardly and 'upwardly inclinedinner side wall, said bottom member having la flange extending outwardly from a Y base portion and an outwardly and downwardlyA inclined outer side wall, a seal between the upper end of the bottom member side wall and the cover portion, and a second seal between the lower end of the cover sidewall and the bottom flange, said seals and side walls forming an included outwardly draining peripheral air chamber about the vault chamber, said upper seal extending from one bottom side wall to the opposite bottom side wall and continuing beyond the same to the cover depending side walls, the junction of the flange and the bottom side wall including a recessed portion and the ylower inner end of the cover side wall including a. groove, said recess and groove lockingly receiving the second mentioned seal for locking the members together.

7. A casket receiving vault including two telescopically associated cover and bottom forming members, said cover forming member having an inwardly and upwardly inclined inner side Wall, said bottom member having a flange extending outwardly from a base portion and anoutwardly and downwardly inclined outer side wall, a seal between the upper end of the bottom member side wall and the cover portion, and a second seal between the lower end of the cover side wall and the bottom flange, said seals and side walls forming an included outwardly draining peripheral air chamber about the vault chamber, the outer side of the cover side wall being inclined downwardly andI outwardly and the inner side of the bottom side wall being inclined inwardly anddownwardly.

In witness whereof, I have herunto aixed my signature.

` FLOYD L. TEMPLE. 

